Ric Hassani is a Pop-African singer and songwriter, who hails from Port-Harcourt in Nigeria. He started singing at a young age in his local church choir and continued even while studying in the University.
Ric released his first official single in 2012 titled 'Dance Dance Baby Dance'. He followed up with another single titled 'Double Double'.
In 2015, he became the first Nigerian artist to headline the Lake of Stars Festival in Lilongwe Malawi, along-side Uhuru, and Toya Delazy. Later that year, he released his first Album Compilation called; African Tour Select Singles. The following month, he released an EP, a five-track compilation of acoustic versions of his pre-recorded music including fan favourites like Joy, Stay, and Depression.
In December 2015, he released another hit single titled 'Gentleman', which is the first single of his Debut Album 'The African Gentleman. July 2017, The African Gentleman Album was released, and "Only You", which is the most successful song on the album has been streamed over 45 Million times on all platforms.
Ric Hassani is influenced by musicians such as Sam Smith, Craig David, and favourite band 'Boyz II Men'. Ric even created his own boy band called DBYZ "The Boys". Ric is a stylish African gentleman who dresses in African & Western-styled clothing. He likes Tom Ford collection along with African prints. His songs can be called “soulful,” with repeating beat and minimal baseline, adorned with masterful acoustics. The main theme of his music is 'Love'.
"The Prince I Came" is his second studio album and it is an embodiment of multiple genres fused into songs that celebrate Love, Success, Hope, Victory, Joy, Peace, and Royalty. He collaborated with numerous songwriters, musicians, and producers. One of such artist is Nicky Jam.
The new album, which drops on the 26th of February 2021, marks an exciting new chapter for the multi-talented singer and songwriter, whose music prowess is listened to and appreciated by fans across the world.
